The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Commentary (评论)

观点:韦州清真寺对峙可能惹怒“模范”的回族穆斯林 (Opinion: The plan to demolish Weizhou mosque may anger the “model” Hui Muslims)
BBC, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45199104

國家安全不是人言人殊 (“National security” cannot be defined individually)
inmediahk.net, August 15, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058948a

中国“米兔”何以创造历史 (How #Metoo made history in China)
New York Times, August 15, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180815/how-metoo-matters-in-china/

专访吴国光:修宪后的中国与世界权力变局 (Interview with scholar Wu Guoguang: Paradigm shift in Chinse politics after constitutional amendment)
BBC News, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45166336

An overview of workers’ collective protests in China
China Labour Bulletin, August 15, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/overview-workers%E2%80%99-collective-protests-china

Xi Jinping Thought is facing a harsh reality check
Foreign Policy, August 15, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/15/xi-jinping-thought-is-facing-a-harsh-reality-check/

港獨作耙子,言論表達及新聞自由才是目標 (“Hong Kong independence” is just bait, real targets are freedoms of speech, press)
Inmediahk.net, August 14, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058921a